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<<as far as quality for VHS, SVHS and BETA, which is better.>> I'm assuming we're talking about which machine, LQ or PAR is better for each format? From what I've seen and been told about my PAR output at the local Post house, my recent output quality is way, way up now that I'm taking the PAR down there. I take the computer because I can't afford my own BETAsp deck … yet! They take component out from the back of the PAR and the image quality is great. But in all formats, the quality of the final image will be affected by the quality of the original. (tihs in tihs out, the saying goes). Get your master image as high as you can. <<what type of video board…output board do you use?>> With the LQ, I was using a Genoa 7900 video card ( not the top of any class! 🙂 ) and an external "TV-Link" brand NTSC converter through a rack mounted DPS TBC IV using SVHS cables. That setup in itself had many flaws which lowered the quality. For low end to quasi-industrial quality, it was ok, but it just failed miserably on the quality-o-meter when it came time to do broadcast work. I think the LQ played a major role in that because it is SVHS quality. Steve – Vivid